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The pregame read

Boston at Minnesota

Boston Celtics / Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 01 · 00:00 UTC

Target Center

Scheduled

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Before the ball goes up

What to watch

Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.

01

LaMelo Ball's place in MIN's offense

LaMelo Ball averaged 20.1 points and 7.1 assists across 72 games with CHA in 2025-26. Now on MIN's roster, the question is how much of the ball-handling role carries over, if available.

02

Jayson Tatum: scoring and assists

Jayson Tatum averaged 21.8 points and 5.3 assists in 16 regular-season games in 2025-26.

Pick the players

Put them side by side

2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.

16 games · BOS

72 games · CHA

Points / game

21.8
20.1

Assists / game

5.3
7.1

Rebounds / game

10.0
4.8

Minutes / game

32.6
28.0

Three-point shooting

32.9%
36.8%

143 three-point attempts

740 three-point attempts

The personnel

Who's on the roster

Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.

Make time for it

How to watch

Target Center · Mar 01 · 00:00 UTC

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Coming into this one

This season so far

2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.

Sources and comparison notes

Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.

NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.

Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990

Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T11:06:06.530832Z.

This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.